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Welcome to TXBusinessStartup.com. This site spotlights free advice to startup businesses, collects useful links to forms and regulations, and provides budding entrepeneurs with necessary information for the business startup process...all in one easy to use location!
Starting a business in Texas requires you to complete a number of steps prior to beginning your business operations. As part of your business plan, you’ll need to choose a business structure, appropriately fund your business and obtain the necessary licenses and permits, which vary depending on industry and location. To ensure the most beneficial and efficient structure for corporate governance and tax purposes, many of these decisions need to be discussed with an attorney to evaluate your needs. Within this site, we’ll provide useful links to help you get started prior to your formation.
For more information about the startup process and what is needed, please contact an attorney.
Please note: We do not maintain the individual sites linked, and are not responsible for the material posted therein. Additionally, this list is not all inclusive, and is not meant to substitute for legal counsel.
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 U.S. recovery slowly gained speed in late 2011, data showThe U.S. economy picked up a little steam last quarter, with output growing at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent, the Commerce Department reported Friday. ...continue
Austin company brings pen-and-paper game to mobile devicesWhen they were children, brothers Tony and Kieran Howlett were big fans of Traveller, a pen-and-paper game similar to Dungeons & Dragons that was released in the 1970s. ...continue
Number of union members grows in 2011, ending 2-year slipUnion membership grew slightly last year, giving labor leaders hope that a period of steep declines has finally bottomed out. ...continue
Business Digest: Facebook IPO filing could come Wednesday; Fitch downgrades 5 eurozone countriesSOCIAL MEDIA Report: Facebook IPO filing could come next week Facebook could file regulatory papers as early as Wednesday for its highly anticipated initial public stock offering, according to a newspaper report. ...continue
Justice unit to probe mortgage-backed securitiesFederal and state law enforcement officials said Friday that they have launched a fraud-fighting unit, starting with 55 prosecutors and investigators, to root out wrongdoing in the market for residential mortgage-backed securities. ...continue
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 Santikos to construct eighth S.A. theater
Santikos to construct eighth S.A. theater
The company hasn't nailed down a tenant yet, but some of its other theaters include an ice cream shop, sushi bar and dance academy, Taylor said. The theater's main lobby will have a cafe, entertainment area with video games and areas for birthday parties and special events. The last time Santikos opened a theater was in 2005 when it launched the IMAX Palladium at The Rim shopping center. [...] that theater has become the most profitable for the company, said Taylor. Many developers are starting to eye that area, and the number of residential and commercial projects is expected to boom in the coming years, said Phil Telisak, senior vice president at The Weitzman Group.
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Christus chooses Irving over S.A.
Christus chooses Irving over S.A.
The Catholic health system said the consolidation will affect about 50 workers in San Antonio and 700 to 800 people in Houston. Christus currently employs 40 administrative personnel in Irving and expects most of the workers affected by the consolidations in San Antonio and Houston will be offered positions in Irving, said Linda McClung, the system's chief administrative officer. Christus examined ?qualitative and quantitative? factors, including cost of living, the labor market, international air travel, corporate and residential real estate costs, and mass transit.
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KCI taps new CEO, chairman
KCI taps new CEO, chairman
Burzik's departure followed the November leveraged buyout of KCI by a group led by London-based private-equity firm Apax Partners. Simultaneously with the management changes, KCI announced it would pursue ?strategic alternatives? for its therapeutic support systems business. Just two years ago, KCI announced it would hang on to its therapeutic support systems unit despite its shrinking revenue. Woody, KCI's new president and CEO, joined the company in November as global president of its advanced wound healing business, known as active healing solutions.
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NuStar's net income falls in 4Q
NuStar's net income falls in 4Q
Net income declined in the fourth quarter for San Antonio-based NuStar Energy LP, largely as a result of lower margins in its asphalt operations and fuels marketing division, the company said Friday. NuStar CEO Curt Anastasio said that although U.S. and global economic conditions were ?very challenging? in 2011, the partnership ?was able to generate more distributable cash flow, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) and operating income in 2011 than in 2010.? In 2011, ?additional earnings produced by the completion of several internal growth projects, the acquisition of the San Antonio refinery and crude oil trading in our fuels marketing operations more than offset the negative impact of reduced pipeline throughput volumes and lower than expected asphalt demand,? Anastasio said.
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Earnings slip at Biglari Holdings
Earnings slip at Biglari Holdings
San Antonio-based Biglari Holdings Inc., parent company of the Steak ?n Shake restaurant chain, reported net earnings attributable to the company of $8.8 million on $166.4 million in revenue for the 12 weeks ended Dec. 21. That compares with net earnings of $9.5 million on $158.7 million in revenue for the same period in 2010.
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Economic development summit set
Economic development summit set
More than 400 economic development professionals will convene Sunday through Tuesday in San Antonio for the International Economic Development Council's annual Leadership Summit. Held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown San Antonio, the 2012 IEDC Leadership Summit offers economic development professionals a chance to analyze, review and discuss the trends in their communities. Donald Jakeway, president of the Brooks Development Authority, is the Leadership Summit host committee chairman. Among the keynote speakers will be former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros, now chairman and CEO of CityView and chairman of the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation.
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Fit for Work opening in Jourdanton
Fit for Work opening in Jourdanton
Fit for Work, a Schertz-based company that provides occupational health and safety services for employers, plans to open a location in Jourdanton on Monday. The Jourdanton office, at 1400 Texas 97 East, will serve oil and gas companies stationed in the Eagle Ford Shale area. Fit for Work also has one office each in San Antonio and New Braunfels and two in Austin. Fit for Work provides safety consultations, injury prevention services, health and wellness programs, and testing of prospective workers to see if they meet the physical demands of a job.
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